Featured letter: Political correctness yields double standard on bigotry

The ends justify the means, so good riddance to Donald Sterling and his antiquated belief system. It has no place in polite society. Of course, the means is that he had his privacy violated by having a private communiqué with his girlfriend placed on the Internet.

Was it racist or a boyfriend's jealousy? Was it fair? Doesn't he, as we all do, deserve an expectation of privacy? Could we all withstand such scrutiny if every statement, even in the heat of the moment, was placed in a public forum?

And a lifetime ban? Publicly, Jesse Jackson referred to New York City as "Hymietown" and admitted to spitting in white people's food when in college. He ran for president.

Al Sharpton financially damaged and libeled Steven Pagones due to the Tawana Brawley hoax, and still no apology. We see him weekly on MSNBC.

New York City Councilman Charles Barron recites racist rants by rote, but because he has a homogeneous electorate, is now considering running for New York state senator while his wife eyes his old City Council seat.

Once we catch the man who mistakenly shot a young boy in the eye, his defense will be his poor upbringing.

None of these people are, nor will be, under a lifetime ban. Jackson continues to extort business via boycott, Sharpton continues to avoid apologizing or paying financial restitution to Pagones for the harm he caused, and Barron seeks higher office.

This is political correctness run amok. Rules that apply to some and not to others create animosity, more harm than good, and in the end never work.

David DiBello

Lakewood

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Featured letter: Political correctness yields double standard on bigotry

The ends justify the means, so good riddance to Donald Sterling and his antiquated belief system. It has no place in polite society.

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